Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3854, Benjamin Furman, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Furman, Benjamin
R. 3854
CONTENTS

Benjamin Forman Pension Application
18330
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.
STATE OF NEW YORK, Dompkins, COUNTY, ss.
On this 3 rd day of October personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Benjamin Furman a resident of the town of Ithaca in the county of Dompkins and state of New York, aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he resided in Mansfield Sussex County New Jersey when he entered the Service. That in the month of April about the first of the month in the year 1777 he was enrolled in a company of militia in said town of Mansfield Commanded by Captain Abraham McKinney in Colonel Mark Thompsons regiment and was drafted out of said Company for two months Service or more & he cannot be certain whether for two or three months into the New Jersey Troops for the defense of the lines - that he was put under the one Captain Millick - the said Col Thompson Commanded the regiment - that the Company was Stationed part of the time at Elizabeth town & part of the time at Perth Amboy - this deponent did duty in said Company until his time for ascent - part of the time was in building breast works at Elizabeth town & part in standing sentry & in scouting parties - he was dismissed at the end of the time & returned home, but cannot state the time particularly.
About the first of September 1777 he volunteered for two months Service at Mansfield aforesaid under Captain John Pettit, Lieut Edward Bowdau Ensign David Fleet - the regiment was Commanded by Col Thompson above mentioned - Elizabeth town was the place of rendezvous where he served as before as a guard & scouting parties was at that place when news arrived of the surrender of Burgoyne - about the two months was discharged at Amboy & then returned home where he arrived some time in November of the same year.
After he had been at home for about two weeks about the 20 th of November 1777 he went into the Service in the militia as a substitute for one Joseph Sutton who had been drafted for two months - that he was put under the Command of Captain John Cooper in a regiment Commanded by Col Anthony Brodineke - that he was engaged in guarding the Coast opposite Staten Island, the British being then in the occupation of the Island - that he served out the term of two months in this manner & was discharged in

January 1778 returned home
That about the first of June 1778 he volunteered at Mansfield aforesaid in the Militia under Captain Joseph Mack in Col Thompson's regiment for two months. Marched to South Amboy. Remained there about two weeks. Marched from there to the mouth of Raritan Creek to guard the mouth of the Creek & keep the Tories from trading with New York. Remained there until the term of two months was nearly out & then went to New Brunswick. Was there discharged in August 1778.
That about the first of September following he again volunteered at Mansfield aforesaid under Captain John Pettit in Col Anthony Bordinck's regiment in the Brigade commanded by General Mundy for two months & served two months in guarding the Coast & standing sentry & in scouting parties at Amboy. Was discharged at Amboy about the first of November 1778 returned home.
That in the month of September 1776 William Furman a brother of this applicant was drafted at Mansfield aforesaid for two months. That this applicant took his place as a substitute served under Captain Jacob Pratt in Col Anthony Bordinck's regiment of the militia. That they were stationed at Elizabeth town - were part of the time at Perth Amboy. Served out the time & was dismissed & returned home.
That this applicant has only a general recollection as to dates & cannot be more particular than above stated.
That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. That he has no documentary evidence.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel Luce clk
Benjamin Furman

The following questions were propounded by the Court to the applicant.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
Answer. Was born in Hopewell Hunterdon Co. New Jersey, March 24 th 1759
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Answer. Was a record in his Bible at home
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war; and where do you now live?
Answer. Lived at Mansfield New Jersey when called into service and then till 19 or 20 years ago when he moved to the township of Ithaca where he now lives
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute; and if a substitute, for whom?
Answer. Volunteered went once at least as a substitute was drafted once for Joseph Mullen
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served; such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer. Was seen Genl Washington, but then was no regular troops near where he was generally stationed he cannot state other names. Served generally as a guard in New Jersey - was frequently in scouting parties
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Answer. Never rec d a written discharge
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Answer. Adam Young. George Young. Henry Ackley
WE, Cheyman Caleb Kendall residing in the town of Ithaca and county of Tompkins and State of New York, and George Kottler residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Furman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, } the day and year aforesaid, }
Samuel Love clerk
Caleb Kendall George Kottler
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Caleb Kendall & David Woodcock who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the town of Ithaca and county of Tompkins and are creditable persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Samuel Love Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Tompkins do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Furman for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this third day of October 1832
Samuel Love clerk

No. 18330
Benjamin Furman Tompkins County N.Y.
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Woodcock & Ferris Ithaca P. Office Tompkins Co - N.Y. —

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
New York
A Statement, shewing the Service of Benjamin Furman Tompkins Co
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enl. April 17/77 2 months Private Capt McKenny Col Thompson Capt Mellich Capt Pettit Capt Cooper Col Brodinck Col Thompson Col Brodinck 73 1/2 years Superior County N.Y. No evidence but traditional   Vol Sept 77 2   Sub Sept 77 2   Vol June 78 2   Vol Sept 78 2   Sub Sept 78 2  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832,
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and E. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the making effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the hours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority, and he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached hereto by a piece of tape, or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
(a) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
(b) The notes from (a) to (f) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (a) applies to continental troops only.
(c) This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(d) If no witness can be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(e) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
John N. Ashton

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED ew
3854
P. O. Benjamin Thurman
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Rejected
See let. to B. G. Ferris, Nov. 18, 1857.
3854
V 34.269 New York
Rev. Col.
Benjamin Furman (Suspended)
See letter to
Woodcock & Ferris
23 d August 1833
Act 7. June 1832

Oct 2
NY. Oct 1832
J. L.
Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

In the matter of the Application of Benjamin Gurman for a Pension }
Ithaca N.Y. Sept 26. 1837
J. S. Colvard, Esq. Sir
In 1833 Woodcock & Davis made an application for a pension for Benj. Gurman & rec d for an answer from the Department, that the applicant had assigned the term of 2 months to his term of service - that this did not correspond to the term of service of the New Jersey Militia - that his declaration was place on file that the applicant must give some explanation & also some proof. The applicant has never been able to obtain any proof until the present time - The afft of Peter Petty & the explanation of the applicant are now enclosed for your consideration.
Yours respectfully Benj. G. Davis

State of New Jersey Warren County ss We it remembred that on the Eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty seven before me Henry Van Arst one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared Peter Petty (A revolutionary Pensioner) of the Township of Mansfield in the said County of Warren who being duly sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God upon his oath saith that he knows Benjamin Freeman formerly of the Township of Mansfield county of Warren formerly saying that now to be living in Thompson County State of New York and saith that he the said Peter Petty and he the said Benjamin Freeman volunteered at the house of Paul Mott in the Township of Mansfield on or about the last day of February Seventeen hundred and eighty six under Captain Andrew Melick and was commanded by Col Ford and marched from thence to Elizabethtown and from thence to Amboy in the State of New Jersey and was discharged from the service on the third day of April Seventeen hundred and eighty six 1776. Sworn and subscribed before me This Eighteenth day of August 1837
Peter Petty
Henry Van Arst Justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Peter Petty and believe him to be a credible witness and worthy of belief under oath
Henry Van Arst
(Signature of Henry Van Arst)

State of New Jersey, Warren County ss. I, Thomas B. Kinnear, Clerk of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County. Do hereby certify that Henry Van Nest Esq. before whom the within affidavit of Peter Petty was taken was at the time thereof and still is an acting Judge of the Superior Court of Common Pleas of said County and also a Justice of the peace of the State of New Jersey duly Commissioned and sworn into office as such. And to whose official acts full faith and credit is due here and elsewhere. And further I do certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Henry Van Nest Esq. and am satisfied that the signature to said affidavit and also to the within certificate purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Belvidere this 22 nd day of August A.D. 1837.
T. B. Kinnear C.D.

State of New Jersey Warren County ss Be it remembered that on the Eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty seven before me Henry Van Nest one of the Judges of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Peter Petty (A revolutionary Pensioner) of the Township of Mansfield in the said County of Warren who being duly sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God upon his oath saith that he knows Benjamin Freeman formerly of the Township of Mansfield county of Warren formerly suffer said now to be living in Thompson County State of New York and saith that he the said Peter Petty and he the said Benjamin Freeman volunteered at the house of Paul McCall in the Township of Mansfield on or about the last day of February seventeen hundred and sixty six whole Captain Andrew McCloud and was commanded by Col Ford and marched from thence to Elizabethtown and from thence to Amboy in the State of New Jersey and was discharged from the service on the third day of April seventeen hundred and sixty six 1776 Sworn and subscribed before me This Eighteenth day of August 1837
Peter Petty
Henry Van Nest, Judge of the Peace
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Peter Petty and believe him to be a credible witness and worthy of belief under oath
Henry Van Nest

In the matter of the application of Benjamin Harman for a Pension
Benj. G. Harris Ithaca Tompkins Co N.Y.

State of New York Tompkins County ss. Benjamin Fairman being duly sworn says that in the year eighteen hundred and thirty three, according to his best recollection he applied for a pension as a soldier in the Revolutionary war in the New Jersey militia under the act of June 1832 - that an answer was received from the War Department in the same year stating that his declaration had been placed on file for further proof, and also requiring from him some explanation why he had stated his terms of service at two months, inasmuch as the terms of militia service in New Jersey did not correspond to any such term - that this deponent then abandoned the idea of pursuing his claim for a pension because he did not know of any testimony by which he could support his own allegations - And this deponent further says that he has lately ascertained that one Peter Petty was living who could swear to a part of his service & he has accordingly obtained his affidavit & the same is hereto annexed. And this deponent further says that he gives the following explanation in relation to his terms of service to wit - that he belonged to that portion of the New Jersey militia whose duty it was to serve a month at a time and wherever in his declaration he has assigned a term of two months service, that the first month was for himself, & the other as a substitute

that as each period of service was continuous he did not know at the time of the drawing his declaration that it was necessary for him to state that a portion of each term was as a substitute - that he served as a substi- tute for one Sutton for one month - for his brother William Furman for one month & for one Brown for one month - that he cannot state with certainty that he served as a substitute for any other person, but he is sure that he served as a substitute for the persons above mentioned & further says not Subscribed & sworn this 25 th } day of September 1837 before me } Caleb B Drake J.P. Benjamin Furman
State of New York } ss. I Arthur S. Johnson Clerk of Said Tompkins County, } County do hereby Certify that Caleb B. Drake before whom the above Affidavit was taken and whose Name is Subscribed thereto, was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County, duly commissioned and qualified; - and that I am well acquainted with his hand- writing and verily believe his signature Subscribed thereto is genuine. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set My hands, and affixed the Seal of the Said County this 25 th day of September 1837 Arthur S. Johnson Clerk

In the Matter of Benjamin Durnan Supplemental Aff.

Personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Ulster, State of New York Benjamin Furman who being duly sworn deponeth & saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades
First for two months as a private in the New Jersey Militia under Capt Mellick Col. Thompson commencing in April 1777
Second for two months as a private in the New Jersey Militia under Capt Pettit Col. Thompson commencing in Sept 1777
Third for two months as a private as aforesaid under Capt Cooper Col. Brodhead commencing in November 1777
Fourth for two months as a private as aforesaid under Capt Mack Col. Thompson commencing in June 1778
Fifth for two months as a private as aforesaid under Capt Pettit Col. Brodhead commencing in Sept 1778
Sixth for two months as a private as aforesaid under Capt Scott Col. Brodhead commencing in Sept 1779
That he served in all during the Revolutionary War at least twelve months for which he claims a pension
Subscribed & sworn before me the justice aforesaid this first day of June 1823 Arthur Johnson Esq.
Benjamin Furman

State of New York
Tompkins County ss. I Samuel Love Clerk of the said County of Tompkins do hereby certify that Arthur S. Johnson Esq before whom the above affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same a justice of the peace in & for the County of Tompkins duly qualified & I further certify that I am acquainted with his hand writing & truly believe the above signature purporting to be his to be genuine
Witness my hand & seal of office this first day of June 1833
Samuel Love Clerk Pro Geo. G. Freer Dep. Clerk